Collapse: Journey Begins with the Moonlit Oath
Chapter 5

Stray Devils / The Banquet Begins!

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Looking at Miss Moonlit's fangs, one could only willingly let her bite them. No, not just willingly—they might even be desperate for her to bite them and drink their blood.

That would definitely feel so good it could kill someone!

Lost Demon

"Vampire..."

"I wondered what it was. So it was just a stinking little bat!"

Noticing the fangs in Miss Moonlit's mouth, the monster immediately guessed her identity. Its wary gaze instantly turned disdainful.

She was merely a vampire. The monster did not take her seriously at all.

Back when she had followed her master, vampires had not even been worthy of being servants before them. Even though she had long since betrayed her master, it did not change her view of vampires as lowly creatures.

"Lowly stinking bat, why aren't you kneeling to pay respects upon seeing a noble demon like me?"

"Or do you think you can look down on me just because I'm injured now?"

The monster spoke arrogantly to the girl before her, while pondering whether eating this vampire would be better than devouring humans.

Even if it could not increase her strength, it would be good enough if it healed her injuries and allowed her to escape those Church lackeys.

"Demon..."

"I see. A Lost Demon!"

Miss Moonlit naturally did not care about the monster's words, but upon hearing the word demon, she suddenly understood. She had been wondering what exactly this creature was...

After all, this world was practically a harem anime. Whether Yokai or demons, they were all supposed to be beautiful and handsome in the girl's mind.

But there was one exception: Lost Demons!

Lost Demons were also known as stray demons.

Most of them became masterless after forming servant contracts with Higher Demons, then killing or betraying their masters.

During that process, emotions such as anger, desire, and hatred gradually eroded their sanity, causing them to become demonized. Such beings were known as stray demons, or Lost Demons.

Lost Demons were mostly twisted, and the demon before her was no exception.

Just one look was enough to tell that something was wrong with her...

Even her scent was disgustingly foul. It must have been the stench unique to twisted Lost Demons like this.

A target like this was perfect. There was no need to care whether she had anyone backing her, and no need to worry about retaliation!

A Lost Demon could be killed without consequence. Even other demons would kill a Lost Demon on sight. The death of such a monster would have no impact whatsoever.

"You ugly, stinking bat! What kind of look is that?!"

"I'll kill you!"

Noticing the trace of killing intent in the girl's eyes, the Lost Demon instantly went mad.

She was only a lone vampire. Who had given her the courage to look down on a mid-ranking demon, especially a Lost Demon? Precisely because they were stray demons, they were far more dangerous than ordinary demons.

They acted without restraint, madly devouring humans for power.

Ignoring the Church priests who might investigate, the demon directly attacked Moonlit.

Lost Demons had no brains at all. Once agitated, they stopped caring about anything, only realizing it when they were about to die.

Several powerful magic bullets shot toward Moonlit. Upon striking the ground... they exploded like grenades.

Watching the explosions before her, the Lost Demon burst into mad laughter. Clearly, in her eyes... that mere vampire had died beyond all doubt.

Yet she was puzzled. Why was there not even a trace of exploded flesh and blood? Had she been blasted apart so thoroughly that nothing remained?

Suddenly, a sweet voice sounded behind her.

"Miss Monster, are you looking for me?"

Hearing that voice, the Lost Demon's body instantly turned cold. She whipped her head around in disbelief and saw the incomparably beautiful vampire girl standing behind her, completely unscathed.

Even more terrifyingly, the elegant and mysterious Miss Moonlit was somehow holding a chainsaw utterly unsuited to her temperament.

"What..."

The Lost Demon did not even have time to say anything. All she heard was the soul-chilling roar of the chainsaw.

Then...

Miss Moonlit raised the terrifying chainsaw in her hand and cut her in half at the waist.

Blood splattered everywhere!

It was utterly horrifying.

But it was not over. The massive chainsaw was like a one-handed sword in the girl's hand, as though it had no weight at all. Afraid that the Lost Demon might not be dead yet, Miss Moonlit kept swinging it.

She practically sawed her into minced meat.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

At that moment, the girl felt no fear at all from killing... no, killing a demon. And she had done it in such a brutal way, with a savage chainsaw massacre.

Having turned into a chainsaw maniac, the girl felt only pleasure. She could not help laughing like a yandere!

"It's the taste of blood, the taste of fresh blood! Ha ha ha!"

Blood splashed into the girl's mouth from the chainsaw, and her crimson eyes became even redder.

The Lost Demon beneath her hands had already been mangled beyond recognition. That demon had probably never imagined she would meet such an end—encountering a vampire she had once regarded as lowly, only to die without even leaving behind a whole corpse!

Had she known this would happen, perhaps she would rather have died at the hands of those Church members.

After an unknown amount of time, Miss Moonlit finally stopped swinging the chainsaw. By then, even the Lost Demon's bones had been reduced to fragments, and only then did she calm down.

Looking at the scene she had created, her gaze was somewhat unfocused.

Did I do this?

Am I really this terrifying?

Though she had killed a demon rather than a human, there was not much difference. After all, the Lost Demon's upper body had looked human!

Yet she did not feel even the slightest discomfort after killing. Instead, she felt incomparably refreshed.

She had once been too scared to even kill a chicken.

Looking at the chainsaw, as well as the blood on her hands and body, the confusion in the girl's eyes deepened.

Before she could think further, she suddenly noticed a group of people gathering not far away. The leader was dressed as a Christianity priest. Some held Bibles, while others held palm-sized crosses.

Even more of them carried cross swords that radiated the power of light!

These were no ordinary items, but Church weapons...

As one of the three major religions and the largest religion in the world, the Church naturally possessed supernatural power in this world of demons, angels, and gods. Otherwise, it would have been unable to establish itself here.

The Sacred Gears bestowed upon humanity by God of the Bible were merely one example.

God of the Bible was incredibly selfless. The Sacred Gears bestowed upon humanity did not restrict faith. As long as someone possessed human blood, they had a chance of obtaining a Sacred Gear.

Thus, the vast majority of Sacred Gears were in the hands of people outside the Church.

Only the Holy Sword series mostly belonged to the Church.

The Banquet Begins!

"What a terrifying devil!"

Drawn by the sounds of battle, the Church members who had been pursuing the Lost Demon finally arrived at their destination.

What came into view was not the Lost Demon they had been chasing, but a beautiful woman with snow-white hair.

Under normal circumstances, the woman before them should have been as beautiful and enchanting as an elf. But at that moment, everyone felt only terror.

Even the well-traveled priests could not help swallowing in fear. They had seen people kill before, but never anyone slaughter with such cruelty.

Such a beautiful girl was using such a brutal chainsaw to dismember a body, even if the victim was the target they had been pursuing.

She was practically a devil!

When Miss Moonlit stopped and looked at them, the priests immediately realized that she did not seem to be human.

She was an evil vampire.

"She's a heretic!"

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"Damn vampire!"

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"Judgment! Evil must be judged!!"

Although the Church had long since rotted from within, retaining only the outward appearance of faith in the light, it still held a uniformly extreme attitude toward demons, vampires, Fallen Angels, and the like.

Especially here, within the Church's stronghold.

"It's time to prove your faith to the Lord. All of you, attack and capture that vampire..."

"Take her alive. This bishop will personally judge her."

The Vice Bishop at the head of the group, also dressed as a priest, stared fixedly at the vampire girl before him and solemnly issued orders to the priests and Pastors around him.

To think he had actually been frightened by this vampire. That was utterly unacceptable.

That damned vampire had made the great bishop lose face. He absolutely could not let her off lightly.

And that Lost Demon had been part of his plan to rise from Vice Bishop to bishop, yet it too had been ruined by this vampire. Now, only by using her could he make up for his losses.

But it would be too wasteful to kill such a vampire outright. He should personally judge her.

Even though what she had done just now had been horrifying, once she fell into his hands, she would not be able to resist him.

"Yes."

The priests and Pastors hesitated no longer. Wielding Holy Relic weapons and Sacred Gears, they charged at the evil vampire before them.

Not only did those weapons contain the power of light, but they had also been enhanced by Sacred Gear abilities. They had an enormous restraining effect on demons and vampires.

There were many types of Sacred Gears: healing, transformation, support, attack, defense, barriers... they covered practically every aspect.

And within this church was someone whose Sacred Gear could grant Holy Relics, weapons, and tools a certain holy effect.

Though it lasted only one day, it was still an extremely rare Sacred Gear. After discovering this Church member's Sacred Gear ability, the church bishop had made him an important core member.

If Sacred Gears could be taken away—if they did not vanish upon their host's death and wait for a new host to appear—the bishop would have long since seized this Sacred Gear for himself.

Even though it was not a Sacred Gear of Destruction, its strategic value was enormous.

"Humans, don't come any closer."

Watching the Church members approach, Miss Moonlit could not help warning them. It was not because she was afraid, but because she feared falling into the pleasure of slaughter again.

If possible, she did not want to be like this...

Would this version of herself disappoint the Captain...?

Eh, why was she afraid of disappointing the Captain? Wasn't she the Captain herself? Then it was fine.

"Accept judgment, heretic!"

"Evil vampire, I advise you to surrender! Only then will the Lord baptize you and cleanse your evil."

Several holy cross swords were aimed at Moonlit, while the priests took out their Sacred Gears and deployed a transparent barrier to protect everyone.

Since they could hunt down a mid-ranking demon, their strength naturally could not be weak.

Even if that was partly because holy attributes restrained demons.

Miss Moonlit naturally would not surrender either. Seeing that there was no peaceful resolution, she could only raise the chainsaw in her hand. With a gentle pull, the chainsaw's sharp rotating teeth became even more ferocious.

This chainsaw was the exclusive weapon of Moonlit Oath: For Love with Heart, transformed from the cross-shaped weapon Bloodstained Crimson Casket.

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